1) This teacher's wikispace describes what desktop publishing is and how she incorporates them into her classroom. This teacher uses desktop publishing to communicate to her students and families outside of school. She uses brochures and newsletters/ newspapers to introduce the families to a new unit or to inform the families of upcoming important dates. http://kidsaregreat.wikispaces.com/Desktop+Publishing
2) About Technology provides a great resource for teachers using desktop publishing. It provides in depth description of what these programs are and how to go about using them. The article provides links to incorporating these programs into your lesson plans and starting points for using them. Helpful hints are also given for ways to use desktop publishing. http://desktoppub.about.com/od/lessonplans/a/lessonplans.htm
This is my sample newsletter I could send to families about the Accelerated Reader program that is currently being researched.
Thoughts: Desktop publishing is a great tool to use in and out of your classroom. By designing brochures, newsletters, and newspapers, teachers and schools can easily communicate to families they work will. Informing families of important events and date can be made easy by using desktop publishing.
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1) This teacher's wikispace describes what desktop publishing is and how she incorporates them into her classroom. This teacher uses desktop publishing to communicate to her students and families outside of school. She uses brochures and newsletters/ newspapers to introduce the families to a new unit or to inform the families of upcoming important dates.
http://kidsaregreat.wikispaces.com/Desktop+Publishing
2) About Technology provides a great resource for teachers using desktop publishing. It provides in depth description of what these programs are and how to go about using them. The article provides links to incorporating these programs into your lesson plans and starting points for using them. Helpful hints are also given for ways to use desktop publishing.
http://desktoppub.about.com/od/lessonplans/a/lessonplans.htm
This is my sample newsletter I could send to families about the Accelerated Reader program that is currently being researched.
Thoughts: Desktop publishing is a great tool to use in and out of your classroom. By designing brochures, newsletters, and newspapers, teachers and schools can easily communicate to families they work will. Informing families of important events and date can be made easy by using desktop publishing.